Thursday, February 18, 2016

Best PD ever!

This morning you will be entertained, challenged, pushed to new thinking, and learn a lot about yourself. It will be an awesome day, and I go so far as to say that it will be your best PD ever. I would stake my career on it. You will be invigorated and you will be inspired. When I first heard Dave speak, after reading his book, I realized that I had not done enough for my students as a teacher. It has made me prepare more for the students on Wednesdays. I've played my trumpet. I share personal stories. I use videos. I use hooks whenever possible. Remember that hook google form that I sent out? Here is what your colleagues came up with, and if you'd like to add yours to the list, just use the form. That was the first in a series of little hints that Dave was coming to Merton. Be prepared to be hooked into being a pirate today. It will change the way you teach and prepare your students to learn.

Tweets, blogs, and quotes
"In life you must choose between getting a job done or getting credit for it."- Leo Szilard, physicist
"Nothing endures but change."- Heraclitus, philosopher
"Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together."- James Cash Penney, entrepreneurAll they need is love (from @_AndyJacks- a great post about loving our students)
"Don't wait until conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes conditions perfect."- Alan Cohen, writer and motivational speaker
"I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the year's."- Henry Moore, artist
"If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least 10 times."- Art Linkletter, radio and TV personality
"A total commitment is paramount to reaching the ultimate in performance."- Tom Flores, football coach3 articles about reading (from edutopia.org)
"If you don't make things happen, then things will happen to you."- Robert Collier, writer@mertonint on Twitter#mertonint on TwitterMerton Intermediate School Facebook pageFamily smore for 2.19.16

(from PixTeller)

A challenge for you...
Although this post was written by a principal, the message is still an important one for all of us to reflect upon. The post is called "5, 4, 3, 2, one-derful!" and was written by Kas Nelson (@kasnelson), a #principalsinaction all star. I took her challenge and here is my post. Even if you aren't a blog writer, I encourage you to take the challenge!

(from PixTeller)

I'm more than excited for today. Not much left to say but see you soon and have a great long weekend.